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States Expand Protections Against False Liens for Public Officials

During this legislative session, seven states passed measures that expand protections against the filing of false liens—a legal claim to property for unpaid debt—for public officials, and one other...

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New North Carolina law expands carrying of guns directly into courtrooms;...

I noted back in March the litany of bills that would allow for expanded carrying of firearms into courthouses, and in some cases directly into courtrooms. Since then there’s been a great deal of...

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With North Carolina going back to partisan races for Court of Appeals, other...

With North Carolina moving its Court of Appeals races from nonpartisan back to partisan, I thought I’d take a moment to examine what other states with nonpartisan appellate races have seen similar...

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North Dakota Legislative Year in Review: 27 year old Temporary Court of...

Law HB 1076 Extends authorization for temporary court of appeals until 2020. HB 1166 Removes limitation on placement of District Judges’ chambers. HB 1307 Creates crime of filing false lien on judges...

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OK: state supreme court has struck down several laws as unconstitutional 7-2,...

Recently the Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down several laws passed by the state’s legislature on 7-2 votes. Of particular note was the July 2015 decision by the court that resulted in the removal...

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North Dakota: Newly elected House member proposes (literal) military takeover...

A bill filed yesterday by a newly elected member of North Dakota’s House would provide for the state’s military to take over the North Dakota Judicial Conduct Commission. Currently the 7-member...

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North Dakota: House plan to put Judicial Conduct Commission under military...

I mentioned earlier this week the proposal in the North Dakota House to put the state’s Judicial Conduct Commission under the control of the state’s military, specifically the Adjutant General who...

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North Dakota: plan for military take over of Judicial Conduct Commission fails

A plan put forth in the North Dakota House to have the state’s military take over the Judicial Conduct Commission which has the power to discipline the judges in the state has failed. HB 1313 as...

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Bans on court use of sharia/international law: 16 bills in 12 states to start...

The 2017 legislative session appears poised to pick up where the 2015/2016 sessions left off with respects to attempts to ban state courts from using or making reference to foreign/international law in...

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Bans on court use of sharia/international law: 19 bills in 14 states;...

Efforts to ban state courts from using or referencing foreign/international law in general, and sharia law in particular, continue apace with two legislatures approving versions while a bill in North...

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